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Is puzzles still worth it in 2026?

rustling-birch-5

The community around puzzles has changed a lot in the last few years.

misty-lichen-11

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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late-rowan-90

Saving this for later.
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dusky-sparrow-92

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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tidal-clover-91

Second this.
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tidal-sedge-63

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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woven-moth-802 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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copper-thistle-38

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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still-otter-32

The official docs are better than they look.
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quiet-fern-15

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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mossy-yarrow-945 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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wild-beech-302 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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pale-beech-341 more

Second this.
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slow-yarrow-37

pale-beech-34 wrote:

Second this.

The cheap option was fine for years.
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wry-sparrow-451 more

mossy-yarrow-94 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Small correction, but the point stands.
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late-birch-2

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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woven-fern-43

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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quiet-beech-5

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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rustling-willow-31

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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woven-willow-47

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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slow-fern-184 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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wild-moth-14

Second this.
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amber-thistle-37

The cheap option was fine for years.
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woven-finch-411 more

slow-fern-18 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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amber-lichen-85

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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still-finch-34 more

This deserves its own thread.
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quiet-otter-203 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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hollow-reed-21 more

quiet-otter-20 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Good question, following.
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still-finch-28

Could you share a photo?
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mossy-clover-72

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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